207 The Underworld

While the young prince Henry built a group of aristocratic companions and longed desperately for the joust, his father drove his hatchet men Dudley and Empson ever further into the dark world of extortion and oppression. But in 1509, Henry fell ill again.

Hi Dale…but nooo, I don’t think so. Especially if you hold Henry VII up for comparison with multiple other kings and leaders in history. His legacy was really pretty positive, at worst he became repressive to a small component of his realm towards the end. Nope, I have all the fervour of a true convert!